Sunday, January 29, 2012

How to Use iPhone 4S on T-Mobile or Simple Mobile

The iPhone 4S might not be offered officially for T-Mobile use, but if you buy an unlocked device and set it up properly, you can use the iPhone 4S and Siri on the T-Mobile network without incident. In fact, over a million iPhones are already on the T-Mobile network, and the company is going to actively support unlocked iPhone devices on their USA network due to immense demand. If you want to use an iPhone 4S on T-Mobile, here is everything necessary to do that.

Requirements:

Unlocked iPhone 4S bought from an Apple Store without a contract, intended for AT&T use

Now that the iPhone 4S is unlocked, you will be able to make calls but you need to do a few more things to get full functionality.

Setting Up the iPhone 4S for T-Mobile

After the device has been activated on the T-Mobile network, you’ll be able to make calls but you may need to perform the following to get data and MMS working on the device itself, this isn’t always necessary so presumably it depends on the precise T-Mobile network:

Before beginning, disable Wi-Fi by tapping to Settings > General > Network > Wi-Fi > OFF

On the iPhone 4S, tap on “Settings” , then tap on “General” and then “Network”

Generally you’ll end up with EDGE for internet connectivity, but some areas including parts of Alabama, Georgia, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Washington actually have full 3G access. For now the 3G accessibility is hit and miss, but T-Mobile is apparently slowly expanding their network to be compatible.

2 comments:

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